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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “bluish” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

34 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
bluish115924(None) 
blueish1236481blueish
blush105115311blu_sh
fluish1239331fluish
ablush1147222ablu_sh
aguish1059282aguish
baldish1339502baldish
banish111416042banish
beauish12268512beauish
blemish1436602blemish
bliss75616912bl_iss
blubs95818152blubs_
bluefish1645142bluefish
blues75127042blues_
bluest84016482bluest
bluesy11448982bluesy
bluing94914482bluing
blurs74619082blurs_
boyish142911232boyish
bruise83412872bruise
brush105917472bru_sh
brutish1237702brutish
bullish12511192bullish
bush96630712b_u_sh
cuish10313172_cuish
elfish1267962elfish
elvish1277562elvish
flush115116072flu_sh
lush75327692_lu_sh
mulish11311902mulish
oldish10169312oldish
plush105614712plu_sh
slush85316572slu_sh
squish1838572squish

Search took 3 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter178691825510.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit82551342.42034112.0
3Display Results34340.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691342.78064277.3
 
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